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State Patrol report

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03/27/2013 01:00:00 AM MDT

03/17 - Trooper Matthew Allacher observed James Kearns of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania speeding east on I-76. Trooper Allacher saw Kearns following too closely to another car and forcing the car into the right lane so he could get by. When stopped, there was a strong odor of burned marijuana on his clothing. Kearns agreed to voluntary road side maneuvers and could not complete them as a sober party would. Trooper Allacher arrested Kearns and booked him into the Logan County Jail with a $1,000 bond on charges of careless driving, DUI/DUID and speeding 112 mph in a 75 mph zone.
03/19 - Anthony Maestas of Lakewood was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Corvette north on Morgan County Road 24 and was stopped at a stop sign. Loyd Simpson of Fort Morgan was driving a 2003 Toyota Tacome west on Highway 34, when Maestas proceeded from the stop sign and hit the left front of Simpson's vehicle. Simpson went across the left turn only and east lane and went off the east shoulder. The vehicle went down an embankment and hit a tree. Trooper Plakorus investigated and issued a ticket to Maestas for failure to yield right of way. Simpson was seriously injured and taken to Colorado Plainsd Medical Center, Maestas was not injured and both vehicles had major damage.
03/19 - Luis Longoria of Fort Morgan was driving a 2002 International and had a grain trailer east on Highway 6. Jesus Ortega of Greeley was driving a 1986 Toyota Tercel behind the semi.

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Longoria went into the left lane and made a right turn onto Logan County Road 20.5. Ortega skidded 126' and hit the right side of the semi causing the fuel tank to rupture. The semi dragged the Toyota, before both vehicles came to a stop. Trooper Thomas Davis issued a ticket to Longoria for making a right turn from the wrong lane and issued a ticket to Ortega for displaying expired license plates. Ortega was injured in the accident. The International had major right side damage and the Toyota had major front end damage.
03/20 - Jaclyn Nienhuser of Peetz was driving a 2002 Ford pickup east on Logan County Road 32, when the vehicle went out of control and off the left side of the road. The vehicle rolled three quarters time and came to rest on its left side. Trooper Randy Pierce issued a ticket for exceeding safe speed for conditions. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had moderate to major damage.
03/21 - Trooper Rood investigated an accident on I-76 that resulted in the death of two people. Gary Dent of Commerce City was driving a 2997 Peterbilt, with double trailers, west on I-76, when he hit a cow in the road. The cow had been hit by a passenger vehicle minutes before. The semi continued for 248' before going off the right side of the road and rolled one half times. The trailers rolled one quarter time. In the accident, Dent and his passenger Janice Dent were fatally injured.
03/23 - John Grandlienard of Aurora was driving a 1999 Lexus west on I-76 and lost control on the snow and ice. The vehicle went into a broadside skid, went off the left side of the road and came to a stop on its left side. Trooper Brandon Baxter issued a ticket for displaying expired license plates. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had minor damage.
03/23 - Jared Winquist of Wheaton, Illinois was driving a 2008 Toyota pickup west on I-76 and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went off the right side of the road, rolled one time and was driven to the shoulder of the road and stopped. Trooper Brandon Baxter investigated the accident. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had moderate to major damage.
03/23 - Heather Tobias of Julesburg was driving a 2002 Toyota 4Runner west on I-76 and lost control on the ice. The vehicle went off the left side of the road and rolled one half times. The vehicle was removed by a tow truck before Trooper Brandon Baxter arrived. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had moderate damage.
03.23 - The bad roads caused Petronilo Pina of Milliken who was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer east on I-76 to lose control. The vehicle went off the right side of the road, rolled one time and driven onto the right shoulder of the road. Trooper Brandon Baxter investigated the accident. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had moderate to major damage.
03/23 - Sergio Garcia-Montes of Imperial, Nebraska was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger west on I-76, when the driver lost control on the road. The vehicle went off the left side of the road, hit a guard rail in the center median, slid about 28' before coming to a stop. Trooper Seth Soukup issued a ticket for failure to present evidence of insurance upon request. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had major right side damage.
03/24 - Anthony Wheeler of Denver was driving a 2002 Ford pickup west on Highway 36. The driver lost control on the road; rotated counter clockwise and went off the left side of the road. Vehicle rolled one quarter times. Trooper Matthew Allacher issued a ticket for careless driving. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had minor right side damage.
03/24 - Joseph Monheiser of Crook was driving a 1980 Toyota pickup east on Logan County Road 36 and attempted to go around a left hand curve. The driver lost control on the icy road; went off the right side of the road broadside and rolled three quarters time. Trooper Brandon Baxter issued a ticket for exceeding safe speed for conditions. The driver was not injured and the vehicle had moderate damage.